Tag: President Donald Trump
Weekly roundup: U.S. cuts tariffs in China, UK trade deals, Tesla...
Earlier this week: The U.S. and China slashed tariffs in a surprise trade truce. Trump, Starmer strike potential U.S.-UK trade deal with cuts to...
Trump administration eyes tariffs on critical minerals, raising stakes for auto...
The Trump administration is considering new tariffs on imported critical minerals and their derivative products, which may affect the automotive industry's access to essential...
California leads legal battle against Trump’s EV charger infrastructure rollback
California, joined by 16 other Democratic-led states, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for halting billions of dollars in federal funding to...
Ford suspends forecast as Trump tariffs cut $1.5B from 2025 earnings
Ford has suspended its full-year financial forecast, citing a projected $1.5 billion hit to its 2025 adjusted earnings from President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs....
Transportation Secretary plans to cut workforce by end of May under...
Speaking at a department town hall on May 2, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the Department of Transportation will carry out a reduction...
GM cuts shifts in Ontario plant, impacting 700 jobs due to...
General Motors (GM) will eliminate one of three shifts at its Oshawa, Ontario, plant, cutting roughly 700 jobs as the automaker adjusts its North...
Weekly roundup: Trump eases tariffs, GM cuts outlook, Ford axes $10B...
Earlier this week: Trump to ease auto tariffs, reimburse automakers, and soften parts duties. GM slashes profit outlook amid $5 billion tariff threat. Ford...
House advances bid to repeal California’s gasoline car ban
The U.S. House of Representatives moved a step closer Thursday to overturning a federal waiver that allows California to enforce a ban on gasoline-powered...
WSJ reports Tesla initiated succession planning amid sales decline and political...
Amid slowing sales, a plunging stock price, and growing investor concerns over Elon Musk's political focus, Tesla's board has reportedly begun CEO succession planning....
Trump to ease auto tariffs, reimburse automakers and soften parts duties
President Trump is expected to ease the financial blow of his newly imposed auto tariffs by allowing reimbursements for automakers and limiting overlapping duties...